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In article <1993Jan5.232424.2006@tvnews.tv.tek.com>, bill@thd.tv.tek.com 
(William K. McFadden) writes:
> My e-mail reply bounced, but this info should be of general interest.
> 
> Date:    16 Apr 92 03:37:52 GMT
> From:    keithl@loop.uucp (Keith Lofstrom;;;520-1993)
> Subject: Where to find old Tektronix manuals
> 
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> Organization: KLIC
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> For all you folks looking for Tektronix oscilloscope manuals, old CRTs,
> etc., there is a retired Tek engineer who has quite a stock of old Tek
> manuals and such:
> 
> Deane Kidd
> 27270 Ladd Hill Road
> Sherwood, Oregon 97140
> (503) 625-7363
> 
> Deane worked at Tek for 40 years, and was the guy in charge of telling 
> the rest of us we hadn't done it right yet.  He is taking care of the old
> stuff because he thinks that is part of doing it right  (you can decide for
> yourself what current Tek corporate policy is).  He is probably as much to
> thank as anyone for the old - but still usable - Tek equipment that you 
> folks are trying to scrounge parts and manuals for.  If not for him, the
> stuff would have fallen apart a long time ago.
> 
> Deane sells this old stuff as a labor of love, and he isn't getting rich
> doing it.  If you think his prices are too high, or that he doesn't act
> like a "real businessman", you don't have to do business with him.  If
> you are a connoisseur of classic instrumentation, be glad to have an 
> opportunity to deal with one of the men that made it happen.


	I have purchased a service manual for my Tektronics 545A O-scope
from Mr. Kidd.  I was perfectly satisfied.  Good thing he is out there to 
keep the old Tek "battlehorses" up and running.

 
> Keith
> -- 
> Keith Lofstrom       keithl@loop.klic.rain.com     Voice (503)-520-1993
> KLIC --- Keith Lofstrom Integrated Circuits --- "Your Ideas in Silicon"
> Design Contracting in Bipolar and CMOS - Analog, Digital, and Power ICs
> 
> 
> -- 
> Bill McFadden    Tektronix, Inc.  P.O. Box 500  MS 58-639  Beaverton, OR  97077
> bill@tv.tv.tek.com, ...!tektronix!tv.tv.tek.com!bill      Phone: (503) 627-6920
> How can I prove I am not crazy to people who are?



Ken